ˌpush sb/sth ˈover

ˌpush sb/sth ˈover
phrasal verb
to push someone or something hard so that they fall to the ground

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  • push sb/sth over the edge — ► to put someone or something into a difficult or dangerous situation: »As the number of house repossessions and bankruptcies increases, those already struggling with debt could be pushed over the edge. → See also COMPETITIVE EDGE(Cf.… …   Financial and business terms

  • push sth over the edge — push sb/sth over the edge ► to put someone or something into a difficult or dangerous situation: »As the number of house repossessions and bankruptcies increases, those already struggling with debt could be pushed over the edge. → See also… …   Financial and business terms

  • push somebody over — ˌpush sb/sth ˈover derived to make sb/sth fall to the ground by pushing them • Sam pushed me over in the playground. see also ↑pushover Main entry: ↑pushderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • push something over — ˌpush sb/sth ˈover derived to make sb/sth fall to the ground by pushing them • Sam pushed me over in the playground. see also ↑pushover Main entry: ↑pushderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • push sb over the edge — push sb/sth over the edge ► to put someone or something into a difficult or dangerous situation: »As the number of house repossessions and bankruptcies increases, those already struggling with debt could be pushed over the edge. → See also… …   Financial and business terms

  • push — 1 /pUS/ verb 1 MOVE (I, T) to make someone or something move by using your hands, arms, shoulders etc to put pressure on them: It s still stuck you ll have to push harder. | When I give the signal, I want you all to push. | push sb/sth: Johnson… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • push*/*/*/ — [pʊʃ] verb I 1) [I/T] to move someone or something away from you using your hands Ant: pull Push as hard as you can.[/ex] She gently pushed him away.[/ex] I pushed open the door.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to press a button on a machine To turn on the… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • push — push1 W2S1 [puʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move)¦ 2¦(button/switch)¦ 3¦(try to get past)¦ 4¦(encourage)¦ 5¦(persuade)¦ 6¦(change)¦ 7¦(increase/decrease)¦ 8¦(army)¦ 9¦(advertise)¦ 10¦(drugs)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • push — ▪ I. push push 1 [pʊʆ] verb [transitive] 1. to work hard to persuade people to buy more of a product, for example by advertising it a lot: • Our sales staff will be pushing the new model hard. • IBM will use its huge sales force to push this… …   Financial and business terms

  • push — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of pushing ADJECTIVE ▪ big, hard ▪ gentle, little, slight VERB + PUSH ▪ give sb/sth …   Collocations dictionary

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